Summary

  • England 158-7 (Knight 62) beat Pakistan 116 (Glenn 3-15) by 42 runs

  • Shrubsole (3-25) takes 100th T20 international wicket

  • England will reach semi-finals if they beat West Indies on Sunday

  • SA beat Thailand by 113 runs - Thailand eliminated from semi-final contention

  • SA 195-3 (Lee 101, Luus 61*); Tha 82 all out

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  • In-play highlights available to UK users

  1. Farewellpublished at 11:30 Greenwich Mean Time 28 February 2020

    You can read Amy Lofthouse's report of England's win over Pakistan here.

    There will be a highlights video available on the BBC Sport website and app soon.

    The next game is a Group A encounter between New Zealand and Bangladesh in Melbourne at 00:00 GMT. We won't have live text coverage of that one but you will be able to listen to the whole match on Test Match Special.

    Join us for live text coverage of India versus Sri Lanka from 03:30 GMT.

    For now, farewell.

  2. Postpublished at 11:27 Greenwich Mean Time 28 February 2020

    And then seamers Anya Shrubsole and Katherine Brunt finished it off...

  3. Postpublished at 11:27 Greenwich Mean Time 28 February 2020

    England spinners Sophie Ecclestone and Sarah Glenn in particular caused the damage...

  4. Postpublished at 11:26 Greenwich Mean Time 28 February 2020

    And then 50-5...

  5. Postpublished at 11:25 Greenwich Mean Time 28 February 2020

    So after Heather Knight's 62 helped England post 158-7, the bowlers took charge.

    Pakistan slipped to 39-3...

  6. Postpublished at 11:23 Greenwich Mean Time 28 February 2020

    That margin of victory means South Africa lead England on net run rate.

    But if England win their final group game against West Indies, they are through to the semi-finals. Simple equation.

  7. Postpublished at 11:22 Greenwich Mean Time 28 February 2020

    In the day's first game, South Africa moved top of Group B and eliminated Thailand with a dominant 113-run victory.

    The Proteas' Lizelle Lee hit a superb century to help her side post a formidable 195-3 that Thailand never got close to chasing down.

    You can watch highlights of that one below and read Amy Lofthouse's report here.

  8. Postpublished at 11:20 Greenwich Mean Time 28 February 2020

    Pakistan opener Javeria Khan: "It was more about the fielding - there are times bowlers can't execute their plans but fielders always have to stand up. We made a lot of mistakes and that was the real difference between the sides.

    "England are a side if you give them anything loose, they won't let you off.

    "It all comes down to nerves and mental toughness. We are a young bunch - I'm not giving any excuses, we have to stand up on these occasions. We will make more plans and come out stronger.

    "The pitch was good to bat on but we weren't able to execute our shots in pressure moments, we chose the wrong shot. We would've been able to chase this down if we chose the right balls to hit and kept wickets in hand."

  9. Postpublished at 11:18 Greenwich Mean Time 28 February 2020

    Pakistan captain Bismah Maroof has gone for x-rays on her thumb that she injured getting out playing that ramp shot.

    So opener Javeria Khan has stepped in for the post-match interview...

  10. Postpublished at 11:18 Greenwich Mean Time 28 February 2020

    More from Heather Knight: "There are still areas we can improve on. We went hard in the powerplay and it was nice to go in when there was a good score on the board.

    "We would've liked more but the wicket was slow so that was just above par. We were good in the field, you can always get better, but that was good.

    "We've got such depth in our batting line-up that's it's fine to lose wickets. We want to be positive, go hard and know we have the batters to make up for it down the order and that's how we'll get those big scores. Hopefully scoring those big scores we will us a World Cup."

  11. Postpublished at 11:13 Greenwich Mean Time 28 February 2020

    Heather Knight averages 91.5 in her last five T20 innings at the Manuka Oval.

    Remarkable.

    It was a fine 62 today...

  12. Player of the amtchpublished at 11:11 Greenwich Mean Time 28 February 2020

    England captain Heather Knight: "I'll be disappointed to leave this ground. I'm really pleased we got to that total and then we bowled really well.

    "I thought one of the spinners would get player of the match - both Sarah Glenn and Sophie Ecclestone were excellent. We're happy to get another win on the board.

    "I'm just enjoying batting a bit higher up the order, there is more chance to impact the game. The pitch was a bit slow and we struggled to find the boundary late on, so we knew 150+ was going to be a really good score.

    "It'll be a slightly different venue in Sydney - we're expecting a slightly slower pitch to face West Indies' spinners on. We won't have much practice but in T20 cricket it's just about trying to keep the momentum going when you can."

  13. Postpublished at 11:07 Greenwich Mean Time 28 February 2020

    Yep. England's spin twins were in fine form today...

  14. Postpublished at 11:07 Greenwich Mean Time 28 February 2020

    Joanne Broadbent
    Ex-Australia batter on BBC Test Match Special

    Glenn and Ecclestone bowling in partnership was almost unplayable.

  15. Postpublished at 11:07 Greenwich Mean Time 28 February 2020

    Alex Hartley
    England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    England have been phenomenal tonight. The only thing they can be disappointed with is the 17 wides they bowled. They could have kept Pakistan to around 80 otherwise.

  16. wicket

    England win by 42 runspublished at 19.4 overs

    Sadia lbw Brunt 1 (Pak 116 all out)

    All over - a comprehensive win for England.

    Katherine Brunt does get that wicket to perhaps ease her frustrations a tad.

    She traps Sadia Iqbal dead in front to end Pakistan's innings two balls before the full 20 overs.

  17. get involved

    Get Involved - How's stat?!published at 11:04 Greenwich Mean Time 28 February 2020

    #bbccricket

    hypocaust: Anya Shrubsole becomes the third woman take 100 T20I wickets, and is the fastest of the three (74 matches) to that mark.

  18. Pak 116-9published at 19.3 overs

    Anya Shrubsole puts in a fine diving stop to prevent the boundary.

  19. Pak 114-9published at 19 overs

    Need 45 from six balls

    Brunt starts with two wides down the leg side.

    Pakistan need a whole lot more of those.

  20. Postpublished at 11:02 Greenwich Mean Time 28 February 2020

    Alex Hartley
    England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    It would be nice to see Katherine finish with a wicket here, as she got a bit frustrated in that last over.